Reconnecting With My Little "Brother"

Last night I was able to do something that I haven't done since my break up with my ex-wife: reconnect with her brother. Alex is one of my favorite people and for the last year, I haven't seen him or spoken with him. I'm not sure if he felt awkward or what. I have known him since he was 8 years old and have watched him grow up. We finally reconnected over some beers at my place. He lives literally down the street from me. We were able to catch up with stuff that has been going on in his life, as well as mine. He actually shed some good light on my current situation that I have been taking really hard. After I spoke with him, I can honestly say I feel better. He gave me some inspiration to get back to some loves of mine that have been out of my life for a long, long time. I am going to paint and draw again. He told me that when we first met, the one thing he remembers is one of my drawings. He said it was so amazing that it is still one of the coolest things he's seen. That has really inspired me to get the pencil to paper and the brush and paints to some canvas. Excited for the possibilities that await me in my rediscovering of art... Keep you posted...